![]() ![]() In the third part, the Aussie actor's most energetic moment comes during the bloopers. With every passing instalment, you see just how done Jacob is with The Kissing Booth franchise as a whole. A huge fan of the Walk The Moon' Shut Up and Dance flashmob! Joel's Lee was reduced to a crying mess while his relationship with Rachel (Meganne was given limited screen space) went on a highway to nowhere. Adding the nostalgia factor didn't help like the makers may have thought it would. With Joey and Joel offering us the best chemistry in the franchise on a silver platter, Elle and Lee wasn't given the ending they were worthy of. It was refreshing to watch that Elle and Lee subvert and never have feelings for each other and that they were just close pals, unlike the millionth and one 'a girl and a guy can never be best friends' trope. Just when you think, we're getting somewhere with Elle, emotionally, we're given filter sequences like a bizarre Mario Kart race! Moreover, little regard was bestowed upon what truly made The Kissing Booth franchise a unique concept Elle and Lee's wonderfully crafted "platonic" friendship. No matter how Joey flaunts her genuinely subtlety in the over-the-top personality of Elle, and we truly want to root for the enthusiastic character, she's limited in the shadows of the Lee vs. What's truly heartbreaking is how the shoddy plot, which desperately tries to be preachy, ruins Joey's earnest attempt at giving us a relatable teenage character, who is as flawed as she is effervescent. If you thought the plot couldn't get more crowded, Marco (Taylor Zakhar Perez) and Chloe (Maisie Richardson-Sellers), who many The Kissing Booth fans agree were the better choices for Elle and Noah, pop in to add unguaranteed drama into the lead couple's life. Flynn decide to sell their extravagant beach house, where the trio's childhood dreams are stored securely. But between the possible separation anxiety, dealing with their own individual relationships, there is also family drama - Elle's dad Mike (Stephen Jennings) starts dating Linda (Bianca Amato) while Lee and Noah's parents Sara and Mr. ![]() This is while they're spending the summer with their respective partners in the soon to be sold family beach house, living together unsupervised, something which would be every Indian parents' worse nightmare come true. While trying to wrap my head around how easy it is to get into college, this chill trio, along with Lee's girlfriend Rachel (Meganne Young) enjoy their last summer together before reality kicks in.Īfter the trademark montage of their road trip, as South Africa turns into Los Angeles with icky green screen graphics to distract, Elle and Lee decide to complete their childhood beach themed bucket list. Elle is at her 'road not taken' crossroads, where on one hand, she lives her and mostly her best friend Lee's (Joel Courtney) childhood dream of going to Berkeley while on the other hand, she can whisk off to Harvard and be with her boyfriend and Lee's older brother Noah (Jacob Elordi). The Kissing Booth 3, quite literally, kicks off where the second chapter, which dare I say was more evolved and mature than the original and sadly successor, left us hanging. What should have been a befitting conclusion to its crackling leading lady, Elle (Joey King), ends up being an overcomplicated mess, instead. well mostly, at least, but not in the case of The Kissing Booth! The franchise, which shocked everyone with its massive success, attempted to cook up one last hurrah with The Kissing Booth 3 but took the 'too many cooks spoil the broth' approach. ![]() The Kissing Booth 2 Director: Vince MarcelloĮndings are always bittersweet. The Kissing Booth 3 Cast: Joey King, Joel Courtney, Jacob Elordi ![]()
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